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Tattvārthasūtra
been defined. The fourth, pure meditation - sukladhyāna - must be defined now. It is of four kinds as described subsequently. The next sūtra indicates the lord of the first two kinds.
शुक्ले चाद्ये पूर्वविदः ॥३७॥
[शुक्ले चाद्ये] पहले के दो प्रकार के शुक्लध्यान (अर्थात् पृथक्त्ववितर्क और एकत्ववितर्क) [ पूर्वविदः] पूर्वविद् (श्रुतकेवली) के होते हैं।
The first two types of pure meditation - śukladhyāna – are attained by the saints who know the Scripture - pūrvavid or śrutakevalī.
Among the four kinds of pure meditation - śukladhyāna, the first two occur to the saints who know the Scripture - pūrvavid or śrutakevalī. The word 'ca' in the sūtra indicates that the virtuous meditation - dharmyadhyāna - also is included. Virtuous meditation - dharmyadhyāna - occurs before the ascetic ascends the step (śreni) in the two advanced stages of spiritual development. At the end of each step (Sreni) the first two kinds of puremeditation-Sukladhyāna-arise.
The first two kinds of pure meditation - sukladhyāna - must occur to the śrutakevalī. In whom do the rest arise?
परे केवलिनः ॥३८॥
[ परे ] शुक्लध्यान के अन्तिम दो भेद (अर्थात् सूक्ष्मक्रियाप्रतिपाति और व्युपरतक्रियानिवर्ति) [ केवलिनः ] केवली के होते हैं।
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